Brilliant Water

by Christopher Merrill

A striking new collection by a poet W. S. Merwin calls "gifted, audacious, and accomplished."

A prolific journalist, Merrill's most recent work, two non-fiction books on the crisis in the Balkans, have received tremendous critical acclaim. With this collection, he returns for the first time in seven years to the form closest to his heart: poetry. "No anxiety of influence prevails here; nor is there evidence of a desire to follow any models...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893996123
• ISBN13: 9781893996120
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: White Pine Press (NY)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"